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4 Responses to “Huckabee in Hot Water over Clemency for Tacoma Police Killer”

1. Mary says:

   November 30, 2009 at 6:55 AM

   Clemons was “talking crazy and that he believed he was Jesus”? Maybe his church, his priest, his internet use and his travel records should be investigated. It’s possible that his religion, Christianity, could be responsible for what he did. After all, we all know Christianity is a “violent religion,” as evidenced by history and the rhetoric of certain Christian demagogues. This is scary. There could be Christian terrorists congregating in church basements. Clemons could even possibly have links to radical Christian groups around the world. Maybe he exchanged emails with Pastor John Hagee, or watched Bill O’Reilly on Fox News.

   Maybe Huckabee ought to be investigated for any other “links” between Clemons and himself.

   What an amazing country we live in, no?

   Richard, please forgive my sarcastic little rant above, but I couldn’t resist. It does not mean that I do not sympathize with the victims of this horrific act, or the families involved. They are all in my prayers. This scenario, of the rampaging loony off his tether, is becoming more and more commonplace in this country. I’m merely pointing out that as a society, we are not looking in the right directions in order to answer the question, “why?”

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   • gloopygal says:

     November 30, 2009 at 8:08 PM

     Heh, good one Mary.

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   • Elisabeth says:

     December 1, 2009 at 4:04 AM

     I get your point Mary. I guess it wouldn’t exactly have helped had he said that he grew up in a “good Muslim family”, when he appealed for clemency.

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2. Robin says:

   November 30, 2009 at 7:09 AM

   Shades of Willie Horton.

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